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Ken Retzer
Kenneth Leo Retzer

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Central Missouri

MLB Debut September 9, 1961
Final Game October 3, 1964
Born April 30, 1934 in Wood River, IL
Died May 17, 2020 (age 86)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 27 CIN NL   23   51    6   16   4   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .314  .340  .451  .791   109    23   0   0   0   0   3  
 1962 28 WAA AL   98  299   26   76   7   0   6   33   1   0   12   18  .254  .280  .338  .618    84   101   1   3   0   0   7  
 1963 29 WAA AL   88  281   26   80  14   0   5   23   2   0   21   14  .285  .334  .388  .722   103   109   0   2   6   1   1  
 1964 30 WAA AL    4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      213  634   58  172  25   0  12   60   3   0   35   36  .271  .308  .368  .676         233   1   5   6   1  11
 Per 600 PA           563   51  153  22   0  11   53   3   0   31   32                                 207   1   4   5   1  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With WAA      190  583   52  156  21   0  11   56   3   0   33   32  .268  .305  .360  .666         210   1   5   6   1   8
   With CIN       23   51    6   16   4   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .314  .340  .451  .791          23   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      237  690   65  182  25   2  14   72   5   0   52   50  .264  .316  .367  .683         253   5   4   7   3  14
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1961 27 CIN NL   0    6   4.7  11   5   1  .455   0    5    5 1.000    2    2  .500  C    4(+1)e4   -67   
 1962 28 WAA AL  12   27   3.2  13   3   0  .231   8   34   28  .824   28   14  .667  C    4(+1)e8  -116   
 1963 29 WAA AL   5   38   5.1   4   0   0  .000  13   34   23  .676   60   27  .690  C    4(+2)e7    96   
 1964 30 WAA AL  67    0    .0   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    1    0 1.000  C    4(+1)e16 -331   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           72   4.1  30   8   1  .267  21   73   56  .767   91   43  .679                 -17   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1961 27 CIN NL  C     14    45     3    0    0  1.000    11    83.0   5.20
 1962 28 WAA AL  C     84   408    32    8    3   .982    79   624.2   6.34
 1963 29 WAA AL  C     86   456    37   13    2   .974    75   678.0   6.54
 1964 30 WAA AL  C      3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.0   2.57
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    187   911    72   21    5   .979   165  1392.2   6.35
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1961  CIN   81-73   Larry Cupp
 1962  WAA   78-84   Larry Cupp
 1963  WAA   73-89   Larry Cupp
 1964  WAA   68-94   Larry Cupp

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